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734        
735          
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761
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827                  The Gathering
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1104          
1105            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1106              <a
1107                href="/leadership"
1108                
1109              >
1110                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1111                  Leadership Team
1112                </span>
1113              </a>
1114            </div>
1115          
1116          
1117        
1118          
1119          
1120            <div class="header-nav-folder-item header-nav-folder-item--external">
1121              <a href="https://arc21.churchcenter.com/people/forms/248104?open-in-church-center-modal=true%22"  target="_blank" >Subscribe to Emails</a>
1122            </div>
1123          
1124        
1125      </div>
1126    </div>
1127  
1128  
1129
1130
1131  
1132    <div class="header-nav-item header-nav-item--folder">
1133      <button
1134        class="header-nav-folder-title"
1135        data-href="/explore"
1136        data-animation-role="header-element"
1137        aria-expanded="false"
1138        aria-controls="explore"
1139        
1140      >
1141      <span class="header-nav-folder-title-text">
1142        Explore
1143      </span>
1144      </button>
1145      <div class="header-nav-folder-content" id="explore">
1146        
1147          
1148            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1149              <a
1150                href="/churches"
1151                
1152              >
1153                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1154                  Alliance Churches
1155                </span>
1156              </a>
1157            </div>
1158          
1159          
1160        
1161          
1162            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1163              <a
1164                href="/networks"
1165                
1166              >
1167                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1168                  Church Networks
1169                </span>
1170              </a>
1171            </div>
1172          
1173          
1174        
1175          
1176            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1177              <a
1178                href="/ordination"
1179                
1180              >
1181                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1182                  Ordination Pathways
1183                </span>
1184              </a>
1185            </div>
1186          
1187          
1188        
1189          
1190            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1191              <a
1192                href="/gathering"
1193                
1194              >
1195                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1196                  The Gathering
1197                </span>
1198              </a>
1199            </div>
1200          
1201          
1202        
1203      </div>
1204    </div>
1205  
1206  
1207
1208
1209  
1210    <div class="header-nav-item header-nav-item--folder">
1211      <button
1212        class="header-nav-folder-title"
1213        data-href="//redirect-wm-mega-new-resources-menu"
1214        data-animation-role="header-element"
1215        aria-expanded="false"
1216        aria-controls="resources"
1217        
1218      >
1219      <span class="header-nav-folder-title-text">
1220        Resources
1221      </span>
1222      </button>
1223      <div class="header-nav-folder-content" id="resources">
1224        
1225          
1226            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1227              <a
1228                href="/worship-menu"
1229                
1230              >
1231                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1232                  Worship
1233                </span>
1234              </a>
1235            </div>
1236          
1237          
1238        
1239          
1240            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1241              <a
1242                href="/human-resources"
1243                
1244              >
1245                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1246                  Human Resources
1247                </span>
1248              </a>
1249            </div>
1250          
1251          
1252        
1253          
1254            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1255              <a
1256                href="/non-profit"
1257                
1258              >
1259                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1260                  Non-Profit
1261                </span>
1262              </a>
1263            </div>
1264          
1265          
1266        
1267          
1268            <div class="header-nav-folder-item">
1269              <a
1270                href="/miscellaneous"
1271                
1272              >
1273                <span class="header-nav-folder-item-content">
1274                  Miscellaneous 
1275                </span>
1276              </a>
1277            </div>
1278          
1279          
1280        
1281      </div>
1282    </div>
1283  
1284  
1285
1286
1287    <div class="header-nav-item header-nav-item--external">
1288      <a href="/give"  data-animation-role="header-element">Give</a>
1289    </div>
1290  
1291
1292
1293
1294
1295                    </nav>
1296                  </div>
1297                </div>
1298              
1299              
1300            </div>
1301          
1302            
1303            <!-- Actions -->
1304            <div class="header-actions header-actions--right">
1305              
1306              
1307                
1308                  <div class="header-actions-action header-actions-action--social">
1309                    
1310                      
1311                        <a class="icon icon--fill  header-icon header-icon-border-shape-none header-icon-border-style-outline"  href="https://www.facebook.com/AllianceofReformedChurches" target="_blank" aria-label="Facebook">
1312                          <svg viewBox="23 23 64 64">
1313                            <use xlink:href="#facebook-unauth-icon" width="110" height="110"></use>
1314                          </svg>
1315                        </a>
1316                      
1317                        <a class="icon icon--fill  header-icon header-icon-border-shape-none header-icon-border-style-outline"  href="https://www.instagram.com/alliancereformed/" target="_blank" aria-label="Instagram">
1318                          <svg viewBox="23 23 64 64">
1319                            <use xlink:href="#instagram-unauth-icon" width="110" height="110"></use>
1320                          </svg>
1321                        </a>
1322                      
1323                        <a class="icon icon--fill  header-icon header-icon-border-shape-none header-icon-border-style-outline"  href="https://www.youtube.com/@AllianceofReformedChurch-dh1up/videos" target="_blank" aria-label="YouTube">
1324                          <svg viewBox="23 23 64 64">
1325                            <use xlink:href="#youtube-unauth-icon" width="110" height="110"></use>
1326                          </svg>
1327                        </a>
1328                      
1329                    
1330                  </div>
1331                
1332              
1333
1334              
1335
1336            
1337            
1338
1339              
1340              <div class="showOnMobile">
1341                
1342              </div>
1343
1344              
1345              <div class="showOnDesktop">
1346                
1347              </div>
1348
1349              
1350                <div class="header-actions-action header-actions-action--cta" data-animation-role="header-element">
1351                  <a
1352                    class="btn btn--border theme-btn--primary-inverse sqs-button-element--tertiary"
1353                    href="/joining"
1354                    
1355                  >
1356                    Join the Alliance
1357                  </a>
1358                </div>
1359              
1360            </div>
1361          
1362            
1363
1364
1365<style>
1366  .top-bun, 
1367  .patty, 
1368  .bottom-bun {
1369    height: 3px;
1370  }
1371</style>
1372
1373<!-- Burger -->
1374<div class="header-burger
1375
1376  menu-overlay-has-visible-non-navigation-items
1377
1378" data-animation-role="header-element">
1379  <button class="header-burger-btn burger" data-test="header-burger">
1380    <span hidden class="js-header-burger-open-title visually-hidden">Open Menu</span>
1381    <span hidden class="js-header-burger-close-title visually-hidden">Close Menu</span>
1382    <div class="burger-box">
1383      <div class="burger-inner header-menu-icon-tripleLineHamburger">
1384        <div class="top-bun"></div>
1385        <div class="patty"></div>
1386        <div class="bottom-bun"></div>
1387      </div>
1388    </div>
1389  </button>
1390</div>
1391
1392          
1393          
1394          
1395          
1396          
1397        </div>
1398      </div>
1399    </div>
1400    <!-- (Mobile) Menu Navigation -->
1401    <div class="header-menu header-menu--folder-list
1402      white
1403      
1404      
1405      
1406      
1407      "
1408      data-section-theme="white"
1409      data-current-styles="{
1410                                &quot;layout&quot;: &quot;navCenter&quot;,
1411                                &quot;action&quot;: {
1412                                  &quot;href&quot;: &quot;/joining&quot;,
1413                                  &quot;buttonText&quot;: &quot;Join the Alliance&quot;,
1414                                  &quot;newWindow&quot;: false
1415                                },
1416                                &quot;showSocial&quot;: true,
1417                                &quot;socialOptions&quot;: {
1418                                  &quot;socialBorderShape&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
1419                                  &quot;socialBorderStyle&quot;: &quot;outline&quot;,
1420                                  &quot;socialBorderThickness&quot;: {
1421                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1422                                    &quot;value&quot;: 2.0
1423                                  }
1424                                },
1425                                &quot;menuOverlayTheme&quot;: &quot;white&quot;,
1426                                &quot;menuOverlayAnimation&quot;: &quot;fade&quot;,
1427                                &quot;cartStyle&quot;: &quot;cart&quot;,
1428                                &quot;cartText&quot;: &quot;Cart&quot;,
1429                                &quot;showEmptyCartState&quot;: true,
1430                                &quot;cartOptions&quot;: {
1431                                  &quot;iconType&quot;: &quot;stroke-1&quot;,
1432                                  &quot;cartBorderShape&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
1433                                  &quot;cartBorderStyle&quot;: &quot;outline&quot;,
1434                                  &quot;cartBorderThickness&quot;: {
1435                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1436                                    &quot;value&quot;: 1.0
1437                                  }
1438                                },
1439                                &quot;showButton&quot;: true,
1440                                &quot;showCart&quot;: false,
1441                                &quot;showAccountLogin&quot;: false,
1442                                &quot;headerStyle&quot;: &quot;solid&quot;,
1443                                &quot;languagePicker&quot;: {
1444                                  &quot;enabled&quot;: false,
1445                                  &quot;iconEnabled&quot;: false,
1446                                  &quot;iconType&quot;: &quot;globe&quot;,
1447                                  &quot;flagShape&quot;: &quot;shiny&quot;,
1448                                  &quot;languageFlags&quot;: [ {
1449                                    &quot;languageCode&quot;: &quot;en&quot;,
1450                                    &quot;countryCode&quot;: &quot;gb&quot;
1451                                  }, {
1452                                    &quot;languageCode&quot;: &quot;es&quot;,
1453                                    &quot;countryCode&quot;: &quot;es&quot;
1454                                  } ]
1455                                },
1456                                &quot;iconOptions&quot;: {
1457                                  &quot;desktopDropdownIconOptions&quot;: {
1458                                    &quot;size&quot;: {
1459                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;em&quot;,
1460                                      &quot;value&quot;: 1.0
1461                                    },
1462                                    &quot;iconSpacing&quot;: {
1463                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;em&quot;,
1464                                      &quot;value&quot;: 0.35
1465                                    },
1466                                    &quot;strokeWidth&quot;: {
1467                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1468                                      &quot;value&quot;: 1.0
1469                                    },
1470                                    &quot;endcapType&quot;: &quot;square&quot;,
1471                                    &quot;folderDropdownIcon&quot;: &quot;none&quot;,
1472                                    &quot;languagePickerIcon&quot;: &quot;openArrowHead&quot;
1473                                  },
1474                                  &quot;mobileDropdownIconOptions&quot;: {
1475                                    &quot;size&quot;: {
1476                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;em&quot;,
1477                                      &quot;value&quot;: 0.67
1478                                    },
1479                                    &quot;iconSpacing&quot;: {
1480                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;em&quot;,
1481                                      &quot;value&quot;: 0.01
1482                                    },
1483                                    &quot;strokeWidth&quot;: {
1484                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1485                                      &quot;value&quot;: 2.0
1486                                    },
1487                                    &quot;endcapType&quot;: &quot;square&quot;,
1488                                    &quot;folderDropdownIcon&quot;: &quot;openArrowHead&quot;,
1489                                    &quot;languagePickerIcon&quot;: &quot;openArrowHead&quot;
1490                                  }
1491                                },
1492                                &quot;mobileOptions&quot;: {
1493                                  &quot;layout&quot;: &quot;logoLeftNavRight&quot;,
1494                                  &quot;menuIconOptions&quot;: {
1495                                    &quot;style&quot;: &quot;tripleLineHamburger&quot;,
1496                                    &quot;thickness&quot;: {
1497                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1498                                      &quot;value&quot;: 3.0
1499                                    }
1500                                  }
1501                                },
1502                                &quot;solidOptions&quot;: {
1503                                  &quot;headerOpacity&quot;: {
1504                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;%&quot;,
1505                                    &quot;value&quot;: 100.0
1506                                  },
1507                                  &quot;
1507blurBackground&quot;: {
1508                                    &quot;enabled&quot;: false,
1509                                    &quot;blurRadius&quot;: {
1510                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1511                                      &quot;value&quot;: 12.0
1512                                    }
1513                                  },
1514                                  &quot;backgroundColor&quot;: {
1515                                    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;SITE_PALETTE_COLOR&quot;,
1516                                    &quot;sitePaletteColor&quot;: {
1517                                      &quot;colorName&quot;: &quot;white&quot;,
1518                                      &quot;alphaModifier&quot;: 1.0
1519                                    }
1520                                  },
1521                                  &quot;navigationColor&quot;: {
1522                                    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;SITE_PALETTE_COLOR&quot;,
1523                                    &quot;sitePaletteColor&quot;: {
1524                                      &quot;colorName&quot;: &quot;darkAccent&quot;,
1525                                      &quot;alphaModifier&quot;: 1.0
1526                                    }
1527                                  }
1528                                },
1529                                &quot;gradientOptions&quot;: {
1530                                  &quot;gradientType&quot;: &quot;faded&quot;,
1531                                  &quot;headerOpacity&quot;: {
1532                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;%&quot;,
1533                                    &quot;value&quot;: 90.0
1534                                  },
1535                                  &quot;blurBackground&quot;: {
1536                                    &quot;enabled&quot;: false,
1537                                    &quot;blurRadius&quot;: {
1538                                      &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1539                                      &quot;value&quot;: 12.0
1540                                    }
1541                                  },
1542                                  &quot;backgroundColor&quot;: {
1543                                    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;SITE_PALETTE_COLOR&quot;,
1544                                    &quot;sitePaletteColor&quot;: {
1545                                      &quot;colorName&quot;: &quot;white&quot;,
1546                                      &quot;alphaModifier&quot;: 1.0
1547                                    }
1548                                  },
1549                                  &quot;navigationColor&quot;: {
1550                                    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;SITE_PALETTE_COLOR&quot;,
1551                                    &quot;sitePaletteColor&quot;: {
1552                                      &quot;colorName&quot;: &quot;black&quot;,
1553                                      &quot;alphaModifier&quot;: 1.0
1554                                    }
1555                                  }
1556                                },
1557                                &quot;dropShadowOptions&quot;: {
1558                                  &quot;enabled&quot;: false,
1559                                  &quot;blur&quot;: {
1560                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1561                                    &quot;value&quot;: 12.0
1562                                  },
1563                                  &quot;spread&quot;: {
1564                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1565                                    &quot;value&quot;: 0.0
1566                                  },
1567                                  &quot;distance&quot;: {
1568                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1569                                    &quot;value&quot;: 12.0
1570                                  }
1571                                },
1572                                &quot;borderOptions&quot;: {
1573                                  &quot;enabled&quot;: false,
1574                                  &quot;position&quot;: &quot;allSides&quot;,
1575                                  &quot;thickness&quot;: {
1576                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1577                                    &quot;value&quot;: 4.0
1578                                  },
1579                                  &quot;color&quot;: {
1580                                    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;SITE_PALETTE_COLOR&quot;,
1581                                    &quot;sitePaletteColor&quot;: {
1582                                      &quot;colorName&quot;: &quot;black&quot;,
1583                                      &quot;alphaModifier&quot;: 1.0
1584                                    }
1585                                  }
1586                                },
1587                                &quot;showPromotedElement&quot;: false,
1588                                &quot;buttonVariant&quot;: &quot;tertiary&quot;,
1589                                &quot;
1589blurBackground&quot;: {
1590                                  &quot;enabled&quot;: false,
1591                                  &quot;blurRadius&quot;: {
1592                                    &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;px&quot;,
1593                                    &quot;value&quot;: 12.0
1594                                  }
1595                                },
1596                                &quot;headerOpacity&quot;: {
1597                                  &quot;unit&quot;: &quot;%&quot;,
1598                                  &quot;value&quot;: 100.0
1599                                }
1600                              }"
1601      data-section-id="overlay-nav"
1602      data-show-account-login="false"
1603      data-test="header-menu">
1604      <div class="header-menu-bg theme-bg--primary"></div>
1605      <div class="header-menu-nav">
1606        <nav class="header-menu-nav-list">
1607          <div data-folder="root" class="header-menu-nav-folder">
1608            <div class="header-menu-nav-folder-content">
1609              <!-- Menu Navigation -->
1610<div class="header-menu-nav-wrapper">
1611  
1612    
1613      
1614        
1615          <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1616            <a
1617              data-folder-id="/about"
1618              href="/about"
1619              
1620            >
1621              <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content header-menu-nav-item-content-folder">
1622                <span class="visually-hidden">Folder:</span>
1623                <span class="header-nav-folder-title-text">About</span>
1624              </div>
1625            </a>
1626          </div>
1627          <div data-folder="/about" class="header-menu-nav-folder">
1628            <div class="header-menu-nav-folder-content">
1629              <div class="header-menu-controls container header-menu-nav-item">
1630                <a class="header-menu-controls-control header-menu-controls-control--active" data-action="back" href="/">
1631                  <span>Back</span>
1632                </a>
1633              </div>
1634              
1635                
1636                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1637                    <a
1638                      href="/who-we-are"
1639                      
1640                    >
1641                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1642                        Who We Are
1643                      </div>
1644                    </a>
1645                  </div>
1646                
1647                
1648              
1649                
1650                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1651                    <a
1652                      href="/leadership"
1653                      
1654                    >
1655                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1656                        Leadership Team
1657                      </div>
1658                    </a>
1659                  </div>
1660                
1661                
1662              
1663                
1664                
1665                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item header-menu-nav-item--external">
1666                    <a href="https://arc21.churchcenter.com/people/forms/248104?open-in-church-center-modal=true%22"  target="_blank" >Subscribe to Emails</a>
1667                  </div>
1668                
1669              
1670            </div>
1671          </div>
1672        
1673      
1674    
1675      
1676        
1677          <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1678            <a
1679              data-folder-id="/explore"
1680              href="/explore"
1681              
1682            >
1683              <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content header-menu-nav-item-content-folder">
1684                <span class="visually-hidden">Folder:</span>
1685                <span class="header-nav-folder-title-text">Explore</span>
1686              </div>
1687            </a>
1688          </div>
1689          <div data-folder="/explore" class="header-menu-nav-folder">
1690            <div class="header-menu-nav-folder-content">
1691              <div class="header-menu-controls container header-menu-nav-item">
1692                <a class="header-menu-controls-control header-menu-controls-control--active" data-action="back" href="/">
1693                  <span>Back</span>
1694                </a>
1695              </div>
1696              
1697                
1698                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1699                    <a
1700                      href="/churches"
1701                      
1702                    >
1703                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1704                        Alliance Churches
1705                      </div>
1706                    </a>
1707                  </div>
1708                
1709                
1710              
1711                
1712                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1713                    <a
1714                      href="/networks"
1715                      
1716                    >
1717                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1718                        Church Networks
1719                      </div>
1720                    </a>
1721                  </div>
1722                
1723                
1724              
1725                
1726                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1727                    <a
1728                      href="/ordination"
1729                      
1730                    >
1731                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1732                        Ordination Pathways
1733                      </div>
1734                    </a>
1735                  </div>
1736                
1737                
1738              
1739                
1740                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1741                    <a
1742                      href="/gathering"
1743                      
1744                    >
1745                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1746                        The Gathering
1747                      </div>
1748                    </a>
1749                  </div>
1750                
1751                
1752              
1753            </div>
1754          </div>
1755        
1756      
1757    
1758      
1759        
1760          <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1761            <a
1762              data-folder-id="//redirect-wm-mega-new-resources-menu"
1763              href="//redirect-wm-mega-new-resources-menu"
1764              
1765            >
1766              <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content header-menu-nav-item-content-folder">
1767                <span class="visually-hidden">Folder:</span>
1768                <span class="header-nav-folder-title-text">Resources</span>
1769              </div>
1770            </a>
1771          </div>
1772          <div data-folder="//redirect-wm-mega-new-resources-menu" class="header-menu-nav-folder">
1773            <div class="header-menu-nav-folder-content">
1774              <div class="header-menu-controls container header-menu-nav-item">
1775                <a class="header-menu-controls-control header-menu-controls-control--active" data-action="back" href="/">
1776                  <span>Back</span>
1777                </a>
1778              </div>
1779              
1780                
1781                  <div class="container header-menu-nav-item">
1782                    <a
1783                      href="/worship-menu"
1784                      
1785                    >
1786                      <div class="header-menu-nav-item-content">
1787                        Worship
1788                      </div>
1789                    </a>
1790                  </div>
1791                
1792                
1793              
1794                
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2385  
2386    Staying Rooted, Living Unified: One Church’s Story
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2388</h1>
2389<div class="blog-excerpt">
2390  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">At its heart, the Alliance is a covenanted community of congregations rooted in Scripture and grounded in the historic creeds and confessions of the Reformed tradition.</p></div>
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2403          <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-alignment" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2404  
2405<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Alignment" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c3bd4b0c-3fd1-45f1-8d18-c33bf09b5f92/4+failures+4.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2406</a>
2407
2408        </div>
2409        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
2410      
2411      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
2412        <div class="blog-meta-section">
2413  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
2414    
2415      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2416        
2417          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2418      </span>
2419    
2420    
2421      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2422    
2423    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/26/26</time>
2424  </span>
2425  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
2426  
2427    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
2428  
2429  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2430    
2431      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2432        
2433          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2434      </span>
2435    
2436    
2437      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2438    
2439    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/26/26</time>
2440  </span>
2441  
2442  
2443  
2444</div>
2445<h1 class="blog-title">
2446  
2447    <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-alignment" data-no-animation>
2448  
2449    The Failure of Alignment
2450  </a>
2451</h1>
2452<div class="blog-excerpt">
2453  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Well-meaning churches can’t establish a disciple making culture if people aren’t in sync.&nbsp; A failure of alignment has doomed many initiatives to the program graveyard.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div>
2454  
2455</div>
2456
2457<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-alignment" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
2458
2459
2460      </div>
2461    </article>
2462  
2463    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
2464      
2465        <div>
2466          <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-accountability" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2467  
2468<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Accountability" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c875f901-a0db-4103-a156-725a9c11ddda/4+failures+3.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2469</a>
2470
2471        </div>
2472        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
2473      
2474      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
2475        <div class="blog-meta-section">
2476  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
2477    
2478      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2479        
2480          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2481      </span>
2482    
2483    
2484      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2485    
2486    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/25/26</time>
2487  </span>
2488  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
2489  
2490    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
2491  
2492  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2493    
2494      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2495        
2496          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2497      </span>
2498    
2499    
2500      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2501    
2502    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/25/26</time>
2503  </span>
2504  
2505  
2506  
2507</div>
2508<h1 class="blog-title">
2509  
2510    <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-accountability" data-no-animation>
2511  
2512    The Failure of Accountability
2513  </a>
2514</h1>
2515<div class="blog-excerpt">
2516  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Thus far we’ve seen that a disciple making culture can collapse when there’s a failure of theology, when discipleship is misconceived as an add-on or a passive experience.&nbsp;</p></div>
2517  
2518</div>
2519
2520<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-accountability" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
2521
2522
2523      </div>
2524    </article>
2525  
2526    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
2527      
2528        <div>
2529          <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-intentionality" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2530  
2531<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Intentionality" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/c7a8a9cf-7da6-4209-9ff5-80bd5752aa8b/4+failures+2.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2532</a>
2533
2534        </div>
2535        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
2536      
2537      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
2538        <div class="blog-meta-section">
2539  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
2540    
2541      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2542        
2543          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2544      </span>
2545    
2546    
2547      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2548    
2549    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time>
2550  </span>
2551  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
2552  
2553    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
2554  
2555  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2556    
2557      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2558        
2559          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2560      </span>
2561    
2562    
2563      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2564    
2565    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time>
2566  </span>
2567  
2568  
2569  
2570</div>
2571<h1 class="blog-title">
2572  
2573    <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-intentionality" data-no-animation>
2574  
2575    The Failure of Intentionality
2576  </a>
2577</h1>
2578<div class="blog-excerpt">
2579  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Failed discipleship isn’t simply a problem of theology. A lack of <em>intentionality</em> is behind a lot of initiatives that end up in the ministry graveyard.</p></div>
2580  
2581</div>
2582
2583<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-intentionality" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
2584
2585
2586      </div>
2587    </article>
2588  
2589    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
2590      
2591        <div>
2592          <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-theology" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2593  
2594<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Failure of Theology" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/5ae596f6-0897-4653-bf0e-7e50fa7068c9/4+failures+1.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2595</a>
2596
2597        </div>
2598        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
2599      
2600      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
2601        <div class="blog-meta-section">
2602  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
2603    
2604      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2605        
2606          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2607      </span>
2608    
2609    
2610      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2611    
2612    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time>
2613  </span>
2614  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
2615  
2616    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
2617  
2618  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2619    
2620      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2621        
2622          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2623      </span>
2624    
2625    
2626      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2627    
2628    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/24/26</time>
2629  </span>
2630  
2631  
2632  
2633</div>
2634<h1 class="blog-title">
2635  
2636    <a href="/blog/the-failure-of-theology" data-no-animation>
2637  
2638    The Failure of Theology
2639  </a>
2640</h1>
2641<div class="blog-excerpt">
2642  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">It’s been a strange start to 2026. I set out to study successful discipleship initiatives, but ended up running across a lot of failed one
2642s. <em>A lot</em>.</p></div>
2643  
2644</div>
2645
2646<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-failure-of-theology" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
2647
2648
2649      </div>
2650    </article>
2651  
2652    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
2653      
2654        <div>
2655          <a href="/blog/four-failures-that-undermine-discipleship-introduction" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2656  
2657<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png" data-image-dimensions="1536x1024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Four Failures That Undermine Discipleship: Introduction&amp;nbsp;" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png" width="1536" height="1024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)225vw,112.5vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/743b0e24-d853-44f0-b2a2-ec68070ef199/4+failures.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2658</a>
2659
2660        </div>
2661        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
2662      
2663      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
2664        <div class="blog-meta-section">
2665  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
2666    
2667      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2668        
2669          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2670      </span>
2671    
2672    
2673      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2674    
2675    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/19/26</time>
2676  </span>
2677  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
2678  
2679    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
2680  
2681  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2682    
2683      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2684        
2685          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2686      </span>
2687    
2688    
2689      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
2690    
2691    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/19/26</time>
2692  </span>
2693  
2694  
2695  
2696</div>
2697<h1 class="blog-title">
2698  
2699    <a href="/blog/four-failures-that-undermine-discipleship-introduction" data-no-animation>
2700  
2701    Four Failures That Undermine Discipleship: Introduction&nbsp;
2702  </a>
2703</h1>
2704<div class="blog-excerpt">
2705  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">It’s been a strange start to 2026. I set out to study successful discipleship initiatives, but ended up running across a lot of failed ones. <em>A lot</em>.</p></div>
2706  
2707</div>
2708
2709<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/four-failures-that-undermine-discipleship-introduction" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
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2717        <div>
2718          <a href="/blog/how-two-churches-equipped-teens-and-parents-for-mental-health-conversations" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2719  
2720<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1060x795" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="How Two Churches Equipped Teens and Parents for Mental Health Conversations" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg" width="1060" height="795" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)200vw,100vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1773077964519-X53TA0R1UDDMV42D960N/IMG_4301.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2721</a>
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2732          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2733      </span>
2734    
2735    
2736      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2737    
2738    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/9/26</time>
2739  </span>
2740  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
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2744  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
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2747        
2748          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2749      </span>
2750    
2751    
2752      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2753    
2754    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">3/9/26</time>
2755  </span>
2756  
2757  
2758  
2759</div>
2760<h1 class="blog-title">
2761  
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2763  
2764    How Two Churches Equipped Teens and Parents for Mental Health Conversations
2765  </a>
2766</h1>
2767<div class="blog-excerpt">
2768  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><em>On a cold Sunday night in February, parents and teens walked into the sanctuary of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, Michigan ready to learn and engage in a conversation that is becoming increasingly important: how to support teens who are struggling with mental health.</em></p></div>
2769  
2770</div>
2771
2772<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/how-two-churches-equipped-teens-and-parents-for-mental-health-conversations" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
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2781          <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update-ysdrw" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2782  
2783<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1920x1445" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Partnering in God’s Mission: How Thorn Creek Reformed Church Is Making a Difference" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg" width="1920" height="1445" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)199.30795847750863vw,99.65397923875432vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1768594816641-84ESQZ5IP0INAL5ULG60/152357.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2784</a>
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2797    
2798    
2799      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2800    
2801    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">1/14/26</time>
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2811          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
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2815      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2816    
2817    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">1/14/26</time>
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2819  
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2821  
2822</div>
2823<h1 class="blog-title">
2824  
2825    <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update-ysdrw" data-no-animation>
2826  
2827    Partnering in God’s Mission: How Thorn Creek Reformed Church Is Making a Difference
2828  </a>
2829</h1>
2830<div class="blog-excerpt">
2831  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><em>Four years ago, Thorn Creek Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois found itself at a crossroads. Nestled in a middle-class community outside of Chicago and yet…</em></p></div>
2832  
2833</div>
2834
2835<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update-ysdrw" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
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2845  
2846<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image-dimensions="682x391" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Continuing the Story: Iowa Flood Update" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="682" height="391" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)261.6368286445013vw,130.81841432225065vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2847</a>
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2858          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2859      </span>
2860    
2861    
2862      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2863    
2864    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/15/25</time>
2865  </span>
2866  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
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2869  
2870  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2871    
2872      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2873        
2874          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
2875      </span>
2876    
2877    
2878      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2879    
2880    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/15/25</time>
2881  </span>
2882  
2883  
2884  
2885</div>
2886<h1 class="blog-title">
2887  
2888    <a href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update" data-no-animation>
2889  
2890    Continuing the Story: Iowa Flood Update
2891  </a>
2892</h1>
2893<div class="blog-excerpt">
2894  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><em>A couple of weeks ago, we shared an email highlighting two churches impacted by the Iowa floods. As a follow-up, we’d like to tell another story of God’s provision.</em></p></div>
2895  
2896</div>
2897
2898<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/continuing-the-story-iowa-flood-update" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
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2905      
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2908  
2909<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" data-image-dimensions="682x391" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Iowa Flood Update" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="682" height="391" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)261.6368286445013vw,130.81841432225065vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/f2fbcfd4-a311-42ec-9c5d-f5df92ebfb6a/Screenshot+2025-09-04+at+9.53.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
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2921          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
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2923    
2924    
2925      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2926    
2927    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/4/25</time>
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2937          <a href="/blog/category/Update" class="blog-categories">Update</a>
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2939    
2940    
2941      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2942    
2943    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">9/4/25</time>
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2949<h1 class="blog-title">
2950  
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2952  
2953    Iowa Flood Update
2954  </a>
2955</h1>
2956<div class="blog-excerpt">
2957  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">n June 2024, devastating floods swept through northwestern Iowa. Just over a year later, the region is still in the process of recovery and rebuilding. Two Alliance churches,&nbsp;<strong>Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley and Hope Church in Spencer</strong>, were directly…</p></div>
2958  
2959</div>
2960
2961<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/iowa-flood-update" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
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2970          <a href="/blog/the-new-life-church-residency-program" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
2971  
2972<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image-dimensions="619x615" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Answering the Call: The New Life Church Residency Program" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="619" height="615" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)150.97560975609758vw,75.48780487804879vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/011ee447-d34c-4039-a862-aeeabf05c576/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+1.46.51%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
2973</a>
2974
2975        </div>
2976        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
2977      
2978      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
2979        <div class="blog-meta-section">
2980  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
2981    
2982      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2983        
2984          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
2985      </span>
2986    
2987    
2988      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
2989    
2990    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/25/25</time>
2991  </span>
2992  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
2993  
2994    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
2995  
2996  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
2997    
2998      <span class="blog-categories-list">
2999        
3000          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3001      </span>
3002    
3003    
3004      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
3005    
3006    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/25/25</time>
3007  </span>
3008  
3009  
3010  
3011</div>
3012<h1 class="blog-title">
3013  
3014    <a href="/blog/the-new-life-church-residency-program" data-no-animation>
3015  
3016    Answering the Call: The New Life Church Residency Program
3017  </a>
3018</h1>
3019<div class="blog-excerpt">
3020  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Several years ago, the Consistory and leadership of New Life Church in Sioux Center, Iowa, felt called to cast a vision to become a sending church.</p></div>
3021  
3022</div>
3023
3024<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-new-life-church-residency-program" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3025
3026
3027      </div>
3028    </article>
3029  
3030    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3031      
3032        <div>
3033          <a href="/blog/being-a-pastor-to-those-with-mental-health-struggles" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3034  
3035<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Being A Pastor to Those with Mental Health Struggles" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428448615-TF5NKYH4OPW1UMIDPDN9/unsplash-image-UZqPqKDJBsY.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3036</a>
3037
3038        </div>
3039        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3040      
3041      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3042        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3043  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3044    
3045      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3046        
3047          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3048      </span>
3049    
3050    
3051      <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span>
3052    
3053    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/19/25</time>
3054  </span>
3055  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3056  
3057    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3058  
3059  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3060    
3061      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3062        
3063          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3064      </span>
3065    
3066    
3067      <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span>
3068    
3069    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/19/25</time>
3070  </span>
3071  
3072  
3073  
3074</div>
3075<h1 class="blog-title">
3076  
3077    <a href="/blog/being-a-pastor-to-those-with-mental-health-struggles" data-no-animation>
3078  
3079    Being A Pastor to Those with Mental Health Struggles
3080  </a>
3081</h1>
3082<div class="blog-excerpt">
3083  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This week’s email is the second blog of a two-part series from Pastor Tim Lyzenga of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, reflecting on the importance of soul care for those experiencing mental health challenges.</p></div>
3084  
3085</div>
3086
3087<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/being-a-pastor-to-those-with-mental-health-struggles" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3088
3089
3090      </div>
3091    </article>
3092  
3093    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3094      
3095        <div>
3096          <a href="/blog/the-symphonic-nature-of-care-why-pastors-still-matter-in-mental-health" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3097  
3098<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" data-image-dimensions="1024x430" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Symphonic Nature of Care: Why Pastors Still Matter in Mental Health" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="1024" height="430" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)357.2093023255814vw,178.6046511627907vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1754428929962-VM85VW27SP6DX525QQWM/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+2.21.09%E2%80%AFPM.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3099</a>
3100
3101        </div>
3102        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3103      
3104      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3105        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3106  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3107    
3108      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3109        
3110          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3111      </span>
3112    
3113    
3114      <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span>
3115    
3116    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/12/25</time>
3117  </span>
3118  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3119  
3120    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3121  
3122  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3123    
3124      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3125        
3126          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3127      </span>
3128    
3129    
3130      <span class="blog-author">Tim Lyzenga</span>
3131    
3132    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/12/25</time>
3133  </span>
3134  
3135  
3136  
3137</div>
3138<h1 class="blog-title">
3139  
3140    <a href="/blog/the-symphonic-nature-of-care-why-pastors-still-matter-in-mental-health" data-no-animation>
3141  
3142    The Symphonic Nature of Care: Why Pastors Still Matter in Mental Health
3143  </a>
3144</h1>
3145<div class="blog-excerpt">
3146  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This week’s email is part one of a two-part series from Pastor Tim Lyzenga of Fellowship Reformed Church in Hudsonville, reflecting on the importance of soul care for those experiencing mental health challenges.</p></div>
3147  
3148</div>
3149
3150<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-symphonic-nature-of-care-why-pastors-still-matter-in-mental-health" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3151
3152
3153      </div>
3154    </article>
3155  
3156    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3157      
3158        <div>
3159          <a href="/blog/hodgepodge-theology" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3160  
3161<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png" data-image-dimensions="2600x2600" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="A Podcast Worth Listening To: Hodgepodge Theology" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png" width="2600" height="2600" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)150vw,75vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/07a7329e-1eb4-4f24-a3ce-1df0abc4855c/Hodgepodge+Theology+Logo+%28832+x+832+px%29.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3162</a>
3163
3164        </div>
3165        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3166      
3167      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3168        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3169  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3170    
3171      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3172        
3173          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3174      </span>
3175    
3176    
3177      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
3178    
3179    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/5/25</time>
3180  </span>
3181  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3182  
3183    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3184  
3185  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3186    
3187      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3188        
3189          <a href="/blog/category/Make+Disciples" class="blog-categories">Make Disciples</a>
3190      </span>
3191    
3192    
3193      <span class="blog-author">Alliance of Reformed Churches</span>
3194    
3195    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">8/5/25</time>
3196  </span>
3197  
3198  
3199  
3200</div>
3201<h1 class="blog-title">
3202  
3203    <a href="/blog/hodgepodge-theology" data-no-animation>
3204  
3205    A Podcast Worth Listening To: Hodgepodge Theology
3206  </a>
3207</h1>
3208<div class="blog-excerpt">
3209  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">We’re excited to start highlighting creative ways our churches are living into their commitment to make disciples, equip leaders, and multiply ministries.</p></div>
3210  
3211</div>
3212
3213<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/hodgepodge-theology" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3214
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3217    </article>
3218  
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3220      
3221        <div>
3222          <a href="/blog/covenant-of-the-ordained" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3223  
3224<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Covenant of the Ordained" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752513921313-F4M7YE5YEEV99DDKE32Z/unsplash-image-wwzh_2TFw4w.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3225</a>
3226
3227        </div>
3228        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3229      
3230      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3231        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3232  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3233    
3234      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3235        
3236          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3237      </span>
3238    
3239    
3240      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
3241    
3242    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/14/25</time>
3243  </span>
3244  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3245  
3246    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3247  
3248  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3249    
3250      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3251        
3252          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3253      </span>
3254    
3255    
3256      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
3257    
3258    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/14/25</time>
3259  </span>
3260  
3261  
3262  
3263</div>
3264<h1 class="blog-title">
3265  
3266    <a href="/blog/covenant-of-the-ordained" data-no-animation>
3267  
3268    Covenant of the Ordained
3269  </a>
3270</h1>
3271<div class="blog-excerpt">
3272  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This dialog about the Covenant of the Ordained captures a conversation between two leaders in Pathways.</p></div>
3273  
3274</div>
3275
3276<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/covenant-of-the-ordained" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3277
3278
3279      </div>
3280    </article>
3281  
3282    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3283      
3284        <div>
3285          <a href="/blog/healthy-learning-covenant" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3286  
3287<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg" data-image-dimensions="4032x3024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Healthy Learning Covenant" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)200vw,100vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/0ca068aa-f1ca-4dc5-ab13-d85e5e32e6c4/IMG_1819.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3288</a>
3289
3290        </div>
3291        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3292      
3293      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3294        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3295  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3296    
3297      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3298        
3299          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3300      </span>
3301    
3302    
3303      <span class="blog-author">Thomas Cellilli</span>
3304    
3305    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/13/25</time>
3306  </span>
3307  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3308  
3309    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3310  
3311  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3312    
3313      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3314        
3315          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3316      </span>
3317    
3318    
3319      <span class="blog-author">Thomas Cellilli</span>
3320    
3321    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/13/25</time>
3322  </span>
3323  
3324  
3325  
3326</div>
3327<h1 class="blog-title">
3328  
3329    <a href="/blog/healthy-learning-covenant" data-no-animation>
3330  
3331    Healthy Learning Covenant
3332  </a>
3333</h1>
3334<div class="blog-excerpt">
3335  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">As a 17-year old kid who had recently felt God’s call into ministry, I remember sitting at a Mexican restaurant in Omaha, across the table from my pastor.</p></div>
3336  
3337</div>
3338
3339<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/healthy-learning-covenant" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3340
3341
3342      </div>
3343    </article>
3344  
3345    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3346      
3347        <div>
3348          <a href="/blog/healthy-living-covenant" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3349  
3350<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Healthy Living Covenant" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1752514524946-QDOZSWFCBP0ULLPLUSVM/unsplash-image-NWoaoMgMiVY.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3351</a>
3352
3353        </div>
3354        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3355      
3356      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3357        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3358  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3359    
3360      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3361        
3362          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3363      </span>
3364    
3365    
3366      <span class="blog-author">Rev. Lin Van Hofwegen</span>
3367    
3368    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/12/25</time>
3369  </span>
3370  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3371  
3372    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3373  
3374  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3375    
3376      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3377        
3378          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3379      </span>
3380    
3381    
3382      <span class="blog-author">Rev. Lin Van Hofwegen</span>
3383    
3384    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/12/25</time>
3385  </span>
3386  
3387  
3388  
3389</div>
3390<h1 class="blog-title">
3391  
3392    <a href="/blog/healthy-living-covenant" data-no-animation>
3393  
3394    Healthy Living Covenant
3395  </a>
3396</h1>
3397<div class="blog-excerpt">
3398  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Pastors in the Alliance promise to stay healthy in their living. They make a plan to invest in their relationship with the Lord. They express how they will nurture…</p></div>
3399  
3400</div>
3401
3402<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/healthy-living-covenant" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3403
3404
3405      </div>
3406    </article>
3407  
3408    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3409      
3410        <div>
3411          <a href="/blog/the-three-covenants" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3412  
3413<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1819" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Three Covenants" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg" width="2500" height="1819" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)206.15722924683894vw,103.07861462341947vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/9793482f-4cd7-4596-8dc4-56f78c9e74f5/IMG_1735.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3414</a>
3415
3416        </div>
3417        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3418      
3419      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3420        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3421  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3422    
3423      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3424        
3425          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3426      </span>
3427    
3428    
3429      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
3430    
3431    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/7/25</time>
3432  </span>
3433  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3434  
3435    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3436  
3437  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3438    
3439      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3440        
3441          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3442      </span>
3443    
3444    
3445      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
3446    
3447    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">7/7/25</time>
3448  </span>
3449  
3450  
3451  
3452</div>
3453<h1 class="blog-title">
3454  
3455    <a href="/blog/the-three-covenants" data-no-animation>
3456  
3457    The Three Covenants
3458  </a>
3459</h1>
3460<div class="blog-excerpt">
3461  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">When someone gets ordained as a Minister in the Alliance, that pastor signs three covenants: the Healthy Living Covenant, the Healthy Learning Covenant, and the Covenant of the Ordained.</p></div>
3462  
3463</div>
3464
3465<a class="blog-more-link" href="/blog/the-three-covenants" data-animation-role="content">Read More</a>
3466
3467
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3470  
3471    <article class="blog-basic-grid--container entry blog-item">
3472      
3473        <div>
3474          <a href="/blog/number-100" class="image-wrapper" data-animation-role="image">
3475  
3476<img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1667" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Number 100! Meet Ordained Pastor Brandon Schipper" data-load="false" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg" width="2500" height="1667" alt="" sizes="(max-width:767px)224.95500899820036vw,112.47750449910018vw" class="image" style="display:block;position: absolute; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6526eaf24143454fe1cfe2a4/1740597478187-O2YE1V3CSDXVNC37JFX7/unsplash-image-W5oBN7u4yfw.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">
3477</a>
3478
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3480        <div class="blog-article-spacer"></div>
3481      
3482      <div class="blog-basic-grid--text">
3483        <div class="blog-meta-section">
3484  <span class="blog-meta-primary">
3485    
3486      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3487        
3488          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3489      </span>
3490    
3491    
3492      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
3493    
3494    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">2/26/25</time>
3495  </span>
3496  <span class="blog-meta-delimiter"></span>
3497  
3498    <span class="blog-meta-delimiter blog-category-delimiter"></span>
3499  
3500  <span class="blog-meta-secondary">
3501    
3502      <span class="blog-categories-list">
3503        
3504          <a href="/blog/category/Equip+Leaders" class="blog-categories">Equip Leaders</a>
3505      </span>
3506    
3507    
3508      <span class="blog-author">Dr. Nathan Hitchcock</span>
3509    
3510    <time class="blog-date" pubdate data-animation-role="date">2/26/25</time>
3511  </span>
3512  
3513  
3514  
3515</div>
3516<h1 class="blog-title">
3517  
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3587  <div class="blog-excerpt-wrapper"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Are you aware of and using your spiritual gifts like we are commanded to do in 1 Corinthians 12.1?&nbsp; Have you taken a gifts test or two… or more?&nbsp;</p></div>
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4549  <div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content><p class="" style="text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Copyright © 2026 Alliance of Reformed Churches • All Rights Reserved</p><p class="sqsrte-small" style="text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a target="_blank" href="https://clearpath.church"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--black">Designed by Clearpath Communications LLC</span></a></p></div>
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